Access to Education for Children with Disabilities in Uganda: Implications for Education for All

Autor/in	Moyi, Peter
Titel	Access to Education for Children with Disabilities in Uganda: Implications for Education for All
Quelle	In: Journal of International Education and Leadership, 2 (2012) 2, (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2161-7252
Schlagwörter	Children; Disabilities; Foreign Countries; Access to Education; Disadvantaged Youth; Special Needs Students; National Surveys; Multivariate Analysis; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Handicap; Behinderung; Ausland; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Multivariate Analyse
Abstract	Since 1990 many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have witnessed extraordinary progress in school enrollment; however, the progress has slowed in recent years. UNESCO warns that unless new measures are taken, the number of out-of-school children in 2015 will increase from current levels. Inequalities in most developing countries have been found to be a major barrier to universal education. Priority has been given to gender and income inequality; however, to achieve universal education we must focus on all marginalized groups. The disabled are among the least visible of the marginalized children. As the Ugandan government develops a policy on special needs children, it is essential to understand the current schooling status of disabled children in Uganda. Therefore, using 2006 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey data this study examines schooling patterns of disabled children in Uganda. The study finds that disabled children are significantly less likely to enroll, attend and complete Grade 5. The study also finds that the disadvantage disabled children face depend on the nature and extent of the impairment. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01